Gilboa Methodist Church

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Gilboa Methodist Church
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LocationU.S. 64, near Salem, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°41′17″N81°43′45″W / 35.68806°N 81.72917°W / 35.68806; -81.72917 Coordinates: 35°41′17″N81°43′45″W / 35.68806°N 81.72917°W / 35.68806; -81.72917
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1879
NRHP reference No. 84000075 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 11, 1984

Gilboa Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located near Salem, Burke County, North Carolina. It was built in 1879, and is a rectangular two bay by four bay, frame church building. It sits on a stone pier foundation and has a standing seam metal roof. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Dana E. Mintzer (June 1984). "Gilboa Methodist Church" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.